Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Mass Transit Benefit Program - Smart Benefits BPA

AMENDMENT 0001 - Update Offer Due date to 3 June 2022 at 2:00PM Eastern. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 13.105(b) and the format in FAR Subpart 12.603 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This Solicitation # 612166288, is being issued as a Request for Quote using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13.5 and Commercial Item Procedures under FAR Part 12. This requirement is being solicited as a sole source procurement CONTRACT TYPE: A Blanket purchase agreement (BPA) is contemplated. NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS): The NAICS code for this requirement is 485111 - Mixed Mode Transit Systems with the corresponding size standard of $16.5M average annual revenue. The right to make no award is reserved in the event it is advantageous to the Government to do so. DESCRIPTION: This BPA is to provide preventative transportation services throughout the National Capital Region under the Mass Transit Benefit Program- Smart Benefits for DISA employees. SUBMISSION OF QUOTES: Quotes shall be submitted via email to the following via email ONLY: Questions Due: Monday, May 16, 2022, not later than 2:00PM Eastern Local Time Quotes Due: Friday, June 3, 2022; 2:00PM Eastern Local Time. The subject line of all emails that comprise the quote shall be formatted as follows: Subject: 612166288/Company Name/Email X of X (insert number of the email and total number of emails.) Any questions in reference to this RFQ must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Daniel Limoges at daniel.g.limoges.civ@mail.mil and Contract Specialist, Lakeisha Thornton at lakeisha.t.thornton.civ@mail.mil. NO questions will be considered after the questions due date. It is the responsibility of the offeror to view the website beta.sam.gov for any changes or amendments to this RFQ. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (POP): The period of performance (PoP) will consist of a 3 year period. July 1, 2022 - July 1, 2025 is the estimated PoP. FOB will be destination on all services required. LINE ITEM NUMBERS: See Attachment 1 and 2 for agreement details PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: See Attachment 1 for agreement details SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT: In order for an Offeror to be considered for award, the Offeror must be registered in System for Management Award (SAM). Visit the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ for further information. DISCREPANCIES: If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the Offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the Offeror is asking the Contracting Officer to consider as related to the omission or error. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without interchanges with the offeror. WARRANTY: Offerors shall provide the same warranty terms as offered to the general public in customary commercial practice. REQUIRED CLAUES: The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items and the clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items is applicable to this requirement (See applicable clauses/provisions/addendums). Additional Clauses and Provisions that are required and applicable are included in Attachment 3. This RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-06; effective May 1, 2022 and Electronic Code of Federal Regulation (eCFR) https://gov.ecfr.io/cgi-bin/ECFRl. See Attachment 1 for additional clauses. It is the Offeror's responsibility to be familiar with applicable provisions and clauses. See https://gov.ecfr.io and https://www.acquisition.gov/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. Offerors must also be aware of applicable labor laws, including Service Contract Labor Standards (see FAR Clause 52.222-41). DPAS RATING: DPAS rating is not assigned to this requirement. SECTION 508: Section 508 Accessibility Standards do not apply to this requirement. INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Jun 2020) is applicable to this requirement. Addendum to 52.212-1(b), Submission of Offers is tailored as follows: (b) Submission of offers: (12) Other Instructions (i) General Information (A) Points of Contact: The contracting officer (KO) and contract specialist (CS) are the sole points of contact for this procurement. Address any questions or concerns you may have to the KO/CS. Written requests for clarification must be sent to the KO/CS at daniel.g.limoges.civ@mail.mil and lakeisha.t.thornton.civ@mail.mil. (B) Discrepancies: If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the KO in writing with supporting rationale. The Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without discussion. (D) Communications: Exchanges of source selection information between Government and offerors will be controlled by the KO and CS. Email will be used to transmit such information to the offeror and will include - Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 & 3.104 in the Subject line. (ii) Offerors are requested to submit a quote in response to the attached draft BPA and Fare list. (iii) In accordance with (IAW) DISA Special Contract Requirement H1, each offeror shall specifically identify in its quote whether or not any potential or actual Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest (OCCI), as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 9.5, exists for this instant procurement. If the offeror believes that no OCCI exists, the OCCI response shall set forth sufficient details to support such a position. If an offeror believes that an actual or perceived OCCI does exist on the instant procurement, the offeror shall submit an OCCI plan with the quote, explaining in detail how the OCCI will be mitigated and/or avoided. (iv) Page limitations, if applicable, are identified below and will be treated as maximums. A page is defined as each face of a sheet of paper containing information. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Page size shall be 8.5 x 11 inches. Page limitations are identified below under each evaluation factor and will be treated as maximums. If exceeded, excess pages will not be read or considered in evaluation of the quote. The following items will not be considered when calculating page limits: cover page, table of contents, glossary, executive summary, generic resumes, past performances, OCCI mitigation plans, FAR/DFARS Provisions/Clauses attachment, and Section 508 compliance. In the event any evaluation notices are issued, page limitations may also be placed on those. Page limitations shall not be circumvented by including inserted text boxes/pop-ups or internet links to additional information; such inclusions are not acceptable and will not be considered part of a quote. The Government reserves the right not to consider for award any quote that does not adhere to the administrative requirements of this RFQ. 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers is tailored as follows: (c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. The offeror shall make a clear statement in the quote documentation volume that the quote is valid through this date. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021) is applicable and tailored as follows: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) Technical/Management (ii) Price The Government will award to the lowest price, technically acceptable quote. The lowest priced offer will be evaluated for technical acceptability. If found technically acceptable award will be made without further consideration. If found technically unacceptable the government will evaluate the next lowest offer for technical acceptability until award can be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. Past performance is not an evaluation factor, but shall be used in determining contractor responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. b. Evaluation Factors and Subfactors The following evaluation factors and subfactors will be used to evaluate each quote Factor 1: Technical/Management. The Technical/Management subfactors will be evaluated and rated either Acceptable or Unacceptable. In order for a quote to be rated overall Technically Acceptable, each of the following subfactors must be rated Acceptable. Technical/Management quote should not exceed 15 pages. (a) SUBFACTOR 1: Factor 2: Price. Price will be evaluated to determine if they are reasonable and complete. Price reasonableness is established through cost and price analysis techniques as described in FAR 15.404. For a price to be complete, all solicitation requirements must be priced, figures correctly calculated, and prices presented in a clear and useful format. The Government reserves the right, but is not obligated, to conduct a realism analysis. Offerors should ensure price quotations include detailed information regarding the fare rates. RESPONSIBILITY DETERMINATION/PAST PERFORMANCE: Provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services must be completed and up to date through SAM.gov. Past performance will be reviewed as part of a responsibility determination but will not impact the technical acceptability evaluation. If overall past performance is found to be unacceptable, this may be cause for the offeror's quote to be excluded from further evaluation. However, a prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or non-responsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history. The Government may use Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) information for past performance information and meet the requirements of the responsibility determination. For details concerning SPRS, refer to the User Guides, htps://www.sprs.csd.disa.mil/reference.htm. The Government may also use other internal Government information and records for responsibility determinations. ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1 - Draft Blanket Purchase Agreement Attachment 2 - Fare list